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Shanta Carter

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Annotated Bibliography

Cusi, Kenneth. “Our Fight with Fat: Why Is Obesity Getting Worse?” The Conversation, The Conversation Africa, Inc., 26 Dec. 2017, theconversation.com/our-fight-with-fat-why-is-obesity-getting-worse-86601.

This journal article report of scientific research by Kenneth Cusi was published in December 2017 to educate the Obese about the rising statistical evidence of the rise in cases of obesity in America which he places at 40% of the American population. The author, Kenneth Cusi, is an endocrinology professor at the University of Florida.

The article advises the obese on the ways to reduce weight through other means rather than the most popular as working out and avoiding deserts. It also provides a lot of statistical evidence on the rise of the obese part of the population. The book is relevant in the obesity contacting and rate reduction as it traces the history of weight gain among Americans and sheds light on the eased to develop it and the difficulty to recover the gained weight. The statistical evidence provided in the article also gives the affected the light to see through the figures and the need to live a healthy life.

Forman, Evan, et al. "Could Technology Help Us Tackle the Obesity Crisis?" (2016): FSO151.

The cited journal article report of scientific research by Evan Forman was published in 2016. The author aims to educate those at the risk of developing obesity and the obese how to avoid developing the condition as it provides strategies that can be used to cope with food cravings. The fact that the text was published in 2016 makes it relevant to be used as a source in that it is within a five year range from 2016.

The article highlights and criticizes existing strategies for coping with food cravings for relying on principles with paradoxical effects. The study reported is a novel evaluation on 48 obese women to help them develop strategies on how to cope with food cravings. The article is relevant in obesity avoidance and management in that it touches on strategies for managing the condition using new strategies for those with the tendency to engage in emotional eating and those susceptible to the presence of food.

Kim, David D., and Anirban Basu. "Estimating the Medical Care Costs of Obesity in the United States: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Empirical Analysis." Value in Health 19.5 (2016): 602-613, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27565277.

The summery of sources by David Kim and Basu Anirban is a journal article published in 2016. It is intended to American audience educating them on the financial costs associated with developing and managing obesity. The source was published in 2016 falling in the five year range from 2019 making it still relevant to be used in the study.

The source looks into the financial costs associated with obesity in terms of development and management. The authors break the costs into national, individual, being fat and being obese and place the costs from 2008 to 2015 at 209 billion national budgets on obesity. The authors argue that eliminating obesity will go a long way in taming the budget deficit and in improvement on the quality of life among individuals who also spend a lot on medication trying to manage obesity.

Murray, Christopher, et al. “The Vast Majority of American Adults Are Overweight or Obese, and Weight Is a Growing Problem among US Children.” IHME, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, 28 May 2014, www.healthdata.org/news-release/vast-majority-american-adults-are-overweight-or-obese-and-weight-growing-problem-among.

The report of scientific research by Christopher Murray is a journal article published in May 2014. It contributes to the debate of rise of obesity and its prevalence in the American public and therefore is intended to the decision-makers, policy makers and non-governmental organizations in this line of practice in their efforts to help tame the risk factors. The year of publication falls within the five year range making it an up-to-date source viable for use in the ongoing debate on obesity.

The report was conducted to estimate the national, regional and global prevalence of obesity and overweight in children and adults between 1980 and 2013. The report calls for an increased and widespread regular obesity and overweight monitoring in all populations and uses mixed research methods to attain its objectives. The article draws its relevance from the fact it approaches policy and decision makers to intervene in the management of obesity and overweight.

Philipson, Tomas. “Innovation Caused The Obesity Epidemic- Will It Also Reverse It?” Forbes, Forbes Media LLC., 19 Sept. 2014, www.forbes.com/sites/tomasphilipson/2014/09/19/innovation-caused-the-obesity-epidemic-will-it-also-reverse-it/#1a3ad5857051.

The editorial journal article by Tomas Philipson was published in September 2014. The health care economist from the University of Chicago intends to reach food manufactures and processors, researchers and policy makers to help stem the rising growth of obesity in the American public by taming the content of calories in manufactured foods. The year of publication falls within the five year range from 2019 making it an up-to-date source relevant for this study.

The author acknowledges the rising number of obesity and overweight cases among Americans and blames innovation for causing it and recommends that the same medical innovation be used to reverse it. The author blames the use of technology, automation and IT in the postindustrial America for the rising obesity prevalence. The article draws its relevance to this effect as it calls for innovation that will keep workers exercising as in the pre-industrial times.

Public Health. “Why Are Americans Obese?” PublicHealth, PublicHealth.org, 2018, www.publichealth.org/public-awareness/obesity/

The editorial website publication on the reasons for American obesity published in 2018 aims to educate the public on practices that increase chances for obesity development. The year of publication, 2018, is a recent year making the contents of the article relevant for this course of discussion on Obesity prevalence, its costs and management. The article provides statistics on the rise of obesity and provides reasons why the American people are increasingly becoming obese. It names the increase in portion sizes and diet controversy as being the leading reasons for obesity increase. The article’s contents are very essential in obesity management in that it educates on obesity risk factors and provides ways to individual obesity management making it a relevant source.

Rippe, James. Lifestyle Medicine. CRC Press, 2014, books.google.co.ke/books?id=8mzB7ceBz2EC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Lifestyle+Medicine+by+James+Rippe&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj74u77vv7fAhWNDxQKHYDFCucQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Lifestyle%20Medicine%20by%20James%20Rippe&f=false.

The scientific research report book James Rippe was published in October 2014 and shed light on the need to research on why Americans are increasingly becoming obese and goes through the risk factors. The source is intended for the American public for educational purposes as the year of publication assures the relevance of the contents.

The book stresses on the importance on conducting numerous research studies on the reasons behind the rising trends on obesity in America. The books also names health risks associated with developing obesity and contributes to the cost debate. The source is relevant in that it gives suggest both national and individual ways of reducing obesity prevalnec among the American population.